Benin vs Somalia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Benin
10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
126th
Somalia rank
127th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Benin
- Somalia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 349,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 13 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 217,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1860s | 212,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1870s | 218,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1880s | 228,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1890s | 254,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1900s | 299,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1910s | 392,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1920s | 472,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1930s | 581,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1940s | 731,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 961,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2000s | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 2020s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Benin or Somalia?
- Benin, at 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Benin and Somalia?
- 349,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Benin ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.